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Dynaste Backed For Veterans' Race

The Veteran’s Handicap Chase should be an exciting affair at Sandown on Saturday, with Rocky Creek the 6-1 favourite with William Hill. However, three other horses are being backed.

Dynaste is 7-1 from 12-1 with William Hill since the start of the week. David Pipe won the race last year with Soll and his very well-handicapped veteran, Dynaste, has a good chance of making it back-to-back victories.

“If David Pipe can get Dynaste ready to race at anywhere near his best then he could be a tough horse to beat,” said William Hill spokesman Jon Ivan-Duke.

At longer odds, Aerial (Paul Nicholls) is 9-1 from 12-1 and Astracad (Nigel Twiston-Davies) is 14-1 from 20-1.

The Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle also takes place this weekend and it is usually a race that bookmakers do badly in. Three short-price favourites and two odds-on favourites have won the race since 2006, with not a single winner at a double figure price during that period.

Paul Nicholls has a good record in the race, with three wins from the last nine renewals, while Nicky Henderson has an even better return of four victories in that timeframe.

Capitaine is 7-4 favourite with William Hill. The Paul Nicholls-trained hurdler won the Grade 2 Kennel Gate Novices’ Hurdle at Ascot last time in good fashion.

Finian’s Oscar is 5-2 with William Hill and represents this season’s red-hot trainer Colin Tizzard. He won very easily under rules at Hereford having previously won a point-to-point.

Nicky Henderson is looking for his fifth win in the race since 2011 and he is double-handed, with 12-1 chance Gaitway and perhaps his more likely chance Kayf Grace at 4-1 with Hills. The latter won her hurdling debut at Bangor after landing a mares bumper at Aintree in April.

The Paul Nicholls trained Clan des Obeaux is joint 6/1 favourite to win the big race at Cheltenham this weekend alongside Starchitect. It comes on the day when Paul Nicholls has been cut from 2/1 to 7/4 to win the trainers championship.